Fitch Group, Inc.

Director – Corporate Infrastructure and Project Finance, Complex Credits

Fitch Group, Inc.

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Chicago • Illinois • United States

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Salary

💰 $150,000 - $180,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Work on ratings analysis and research on new and existing complex transactions
  • Evaluate innovative credit structures and participate in global rating criteria development
  • Identify and research relevant trends, assessing their credit impact and highlighting these trends in updated industry and market focused reports/presentations
  • Gather and analyze quantitative and qualitative data and legal documents for the purpose of producing ratings, publishing credit reports, and contributing to special research reports
  • Interact with other Fitch analytical groups (i.e. Corporates and Structured) to help develop rating approaches and criteria to bespoke projects
  • In conjunction with senior members of the team, meet with senior management of entities and/or project sponsors, investment bankers and financial advisors, to produce ratings and reports for general publication
  • Maintain a strong external network and profile that continues to build Fitch's reputation for analytical excellence by representing Fitch in a compelling and persuasive manner at industry conferences, webinars, issuer meetings/site visits and through media communication
  • Develop and grow strong relationships with the other analytical groups at Fitch to ensure analytical consistency and efficient execution of transactions that involve multiple groups.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree at minimum, advanced degree a plus
  • 7+ years relevant experience in a capital markets and/or credit analysis role
  • A healthy sense of intellectual curiosity and a life-long learning mindset
  • A demonstrated willingness and ability to attack and explain topics of analytical complexity
  • Strong analytical, quantitative, and organizational skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Excellent modelling skills and thorough familiarity with spreadsheet-based financial models
  • Ability to read and fully comprehend complex structures and to ask probing questions to issuers and their advisers
  • Ability to shift fluidly between multiple projects as priorities change
  • Ability to excel in a team-oriented environment.
Benefits
  • health insurance
  • retirement plans
  • flexible work arrangements
  • professional development
  • bonuses
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